Theory test revision sheet

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What this sheet is for

Use this sheet for revising at home. Personal items, including books and pens, mobile phones and anything in your pockets, must be stored in a locker. You can only take personal belongings into the test room if DVSA gave approval for them when you booked (GOV.UK: what to take).

The test

• 50 multiple-choice questions in 57 minutes (GOV.UK: multiple-choice questions); pass mark 43 (GOV.UK: pass marks).
• Hazard perception: 14 video clips (GOV.UK: hazard perception), pass mark 44 out of 75. You must pass both parts; the pass certificate number lasts 2 years (GOV.UK: results).
• DriveQuiz does not include hazard perception practice. GOV.UK’s revision page lists the official practice materials.

Stopping distances

Typical stopping distances for a car on a dry road, from the diagram in rule 126: 20 mph 12 metres; 30 mph 23 metres; 40 mph 36 metres; 50 mph 53 metres; 60 mph 73 metres; 70 mph 96 metres. Thinking distance at 30 mph is 9 metres.

Leave at least a two-second gap on high-speed roads and in tunnels where visibility is reduced; at least double it on wet roads and up to ten times greater on icy roads (rule 126). Read the stopping distances guide.

National speed limits

• Cars and motorcycles: 30 mph in built-up areas (20 mph in Wales), 60 mph on single carriageways, 70 mph on dual carriageways and motorways.
• Cars towing caravans or trailers: 30 mph in built-up areas (20 mph in Wales), 50 mph on single carriageways, 60 mph on dual carriageways and motorways.

Source: the table in rule 124.

Signs

Circles give orders; triangles warn; rectangles inform. Red rings or circles tell you what you must not do. Blue circles generally give a mandatory instruction. STOP and GIVE WAY are exceptions to the shape rules so they stand out (Know your traffic signs).

Direction signs: blue panels for motorways, green for primary routes, white for local or non-primary routes, brown for routes to tourist attractions (The Highway Code: traffic signs).

Motorways

• Red flashing lights and a red X identify a closed lane; do not go on in that lane (rule 258).
• You must not exceed a speed limit shown in a red circle (rule 261).
• The right-hand lane of a motorway with three or more lanes must not be used if you are towing a trailer (rule 265).

Drink and phones

The alcohol limit in England and Wales is 35 microgrammes per 100 millilitres of breath; in Scotland it is 22 microgrammes (rule 95).

Holding and using a phone or device that can send and receive data while driving: 6 penalty points and a £200 fine. You lose your licence if you passed your test in the last 2 years (Using your phone while driving: the law, GOV.UK).

Practise next

The UK web shows 55 of our 325 checked bank questions, with one free full mock and topic samples. The DriveQuiz app is coming soon with all 325 questions.

Try one free mock test, a Highway Code quiz or the road signs quiz. Check the theory test pass mark.

Checked against The Highway Code and GOV.UK on 20 October 2026.

Sources

1. Theory test: what to take to your test, GOV.UK
2. Theory test: multiple-choice questions, GOV.UK
3. Theory test: pass mark and test result, GOV.UK
4. Theory test: hazard perception test, GOV.UK
5. Theory test: revision and practice, GOV.UK
6. The Highway Code, rule 126, GOV.UK
7. The Highway Code, rule 124, GOV.UK
8. Know your traffic signs: the signing system, GOV.UK
9. The Highway Code: traffic signs, GOV.UK
10. The Highway Code, rule 258, GOV.UK
11. The Highway Code, rule 261, GOV.UK
12. The Highway Code, rule 265, GOV.UK
13. The Highway Code, rule 95, GOV.UK
14. Using your phone while driving: the law, GOV.UK

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